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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- FDA says Bisphenol A is Safe, But Debate Rages On
Aug-17-08 Washington, DC A chemical found in everything from water bottles to CDs has been given a reprieve by the US Food and Drug Administration. According to the FDA bisphenol A does not pose a risk for humans, although "there are always uncertainties associated with safety decisions," the agency says in a statement. But the story doesn't end there. Despite its r... - Shimano Disc Brake Calipers Recalled in US and Canada
Sep-27-13 Washington, DC Consumers in the US and Canada are being advised by Shimano, the US Consumer Product Safety Board and Health Canada to immediately stop using bicycles with recalled Shimano brakes. Shimano has recalled the defective calipers due to reports that the disc brakes can fail, posing a collision hazard. The recall involves roughly 6,... - Credit Card Rate Hikes: a Lose-Lose Outcome
Aug-30-06 Credit card companies only hurt themselves by raising the rates so high that many customers can't even make minimum payments. "When our interest rates were increased from 2 percent to 35 percent, we had no choice but to claim bankruptcy." "My husband and I are both 57 years old and we both had credit cards since I was 21 -- in 36 years we had never missed... - GranuFlo Lawsuits Keep Flowing
Sep-26-13 Washington, DC Lawsuits can be complex animals even at their basic core. To that end, one has to wonder how the folks at DaVita healthcare clinics would handle the connection to Fresenius Medical Care, in light of the latter’s alleged failure to notify competing dialysis clinics of a suspected, but serious problem with GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, tw... - Does Over-Prescribing Lead to Increased Zithromax Side Effects?
Sep-25-13 Washington, DC The problems with medication of any kind remain the side effects that almost always serve to counterbalance the benefit. To that end, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government regulatory body riding shotgun over the nation’s prescription drug culture, cannot say with any certainty that a drug is completely safe. It can,... - Fracking Company Sent Packing
Sep-25-13 Rockingham County, VA Rockingham County had a problem. A hydro-fracking company had leased a swath of land. Residents were concerned that fracking for natural gas in their backyards would jeopardize their health, their water and land, and the local infrastructure. But the community rallied together and sent the oil and gas company packing. How... - Risk for Paxil Birth Defect Not the Only Concern with Depression
Mar-23-12 Washington, DC The debate over the wisdom in stopping SSRI antidepressants before pregnancy to minimize Paxil side effects impacting the newborn, v. the risk to the mother if her medication is paused, continues to rage as evidenced by a recent report in the Detroit Free Press (3/11/12). While there remains concern about both the health of the moth... - Metronidazole Injections Recalled
Washington, DC: Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the nationwide recall of all lots of metronidazole injection, USP 500mg / 100mL (NDC number 25021-131-82) manufactured by Claris Lifesciences and distributed by Sagent. The lot numbers being recalled are: A090742, A090743, A090744, A090745, A090746, A090769, A090770, A090771, A090772, A09... - AB 241 Would Bring Overtime Pay to Nannies
Sep-24-13 Sacramento, CA Most people wouldn’t dream of walking out of a store with an item, and not paying for it. Or strolling into a dealer to test-drive a car, and never bringing it back. That’s stealing. And that’s exactly what employers do when they flaunt overtime pay laws and refuse to pay their workers overtime. The employer is stealing... - Libby's Corned Beef Among 87,000 lbs of Recalled Beef Products
Washington, DC: Sampco, Inc, is recalling approximately 87,000 pounds of beef products that may contain the animal drug Ivermectin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced. Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic and is used as a de-worming agent in live animals. The following products are subj... - Children's Deaths Prompt Recall of 1.8 Million Toy Dart Guns
Washington, DC: Family Dollar Stores of Charlotte, NC, is recalling 1.8 million toy dart gun sets, due to reports of two asphyxiation deaths involving a 9-year-old boy in Chicago, Il, and a 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee, WI. If a child places the soft, pliable plastic toy dart in his/her mouth, the toy can be inhaled into the throat and prevent the... - False advertising for Pantene has upset People around the World
Aug-24-06 People from around the world have been upset by false advertising claims about Pantene Pro-V shampoo. Last year, Proctor & Gamble was accused two times of falsely advertising its products in China. In the case of Pantene Pro-V, an advertising standards agency ordered the commercial be taken off the air. Additionally, the Advertising Standards Authority... - Romaine Lettuce Recall Expands as E. Coli Illness Spreads
Washington, DC: Further to the initial recall May 7th, by Freshway Foods, of products containing romaine lettuce with a use by date of May 12 or earlier, the recall was expandedon May 11, as possibly 30 people have been made ill with E. coli as a result of consuming the tainted lettuce. The most recent recall comes from California-based Andrew Smit... - Fire Accident: Not So Sweet for Imperial Sugar
Aug-7-08 Port Wentworth, GA Fire accidents come in many forms and have many causes—from grease catching fire on the stove, to an errant spark from a campfire burning down a forest. Some fires are set deliberately. Others are accidental. All pose threats to life and property, and sometimes lives are lost. Sometimes, there is negligence that can result in liti... - Are Energy Drink Companies Downplaying the Risks?
Sep-20-13 San Antonio, TX Often when a company fights with legislators over the safety of its product, studies, data and reviews are included in the debate as proof of the harmlessness of a particular product. But how unbiased are those studies, especially those funded by companies who have a vested interest in the data? An editorial in BMJ (formerly the British... - Mirena Side Effects by the Numbers
Sep-20-13 Cleveland, OH Accountants love numbers, and are apt to tell many an entrepreneur bent on pursuing the “next big idea” that the numbers simply don’t add up. Could this also be true of Mirena birth control side effects ? “Medical evidence is quite clear that Mirena IUD is one of the absolute safest forms of contraception that&rs... - Workers Fired for Elder Care Abuse Won’t Be Charged
Sep-18-13 Peterborough, ON In one of the most shocking cases ever to emerge from the elder care industry in Canada, various employees of an elder care facility in Peterborough, Ontario, were suspended and then fired for incidents of care center abuse against an elderly resident after the resident’s son obtained video from a hidden camera in his mother&rsqu... - First Salmonella Lawsuit Filed
Aug-1-08 Cortez, CO On August 1, attorney Bill Marler of Marler Clark filed the first lawsuit stemming from the Salmonella St. Paul outbreak that was originally blamed on tomatoes and has now been traced to jalapeno peppers . So far the outbreak has sickened at least 1,319 people and the investigation is ongoing. The complaint was filed on behalf of Brian Grubbs... - Couple Awarded $500 million in Hepatitis C Case
Las Vegas, NV: A jury has awarded a $500 million settlement to a man who contracted hepatitis C in 2006 following a routine procedure at Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center. The court has ordered Teva Parenteral Medicines to pay $356 million to Mr. Henry Chanin and his wife, and Baxter Healthcare Services to pay $144 million. According to a report by... - Prosciutto Recalled in Indiana and Illinois
Washington, DC: Orlando Greco & Son Imports, a Carol Stream, Ill, establishment, is recalling approximately 822 pounds of prosciutto products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Specifically, the products subject to recall are Various pound cases of "Prosciutto Boneless Casa Italia." The products were distributed to restaur...